The music industry is in a current state of economic flurry as we notice promoters across the globe attempting to […]

Seven years ago, Nas released a record called Hip Hop Is Dead. Many hip-hop die-hards, including my colleague Reuben Friedman, hold the same opinion and I agree for the most part. However, with the recent mainstream success of Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore and the emergence of young bucks like Joey Bada$$, things seem to be looking up. To me, the state of hip-hop is like the U.S. economy: things aren’t that great right now, but they sure as hell are better than the way they were five years ago. But in order for hip-hop to reach that same level that it was 15-20 years ago, there are certain people who need to change their ways or just disappear all together. Now, if there’s one thing in this world that I absolutely hate with every ounce of my being, it’s ignorance. And as an African-American, nothing pisses me off more than grown-ass black men being ignorant, so this issue is one of personal importance for me.

What up Daily-Beat readers! It’s been a while since I’ve written a proper article. I’m middle of an intense midterm season here at USC. However, I could not pass up on an opportunity to get something off my chest.

I’m gonna try to keep this as short and sweet as possible.

As you may or may not know, Lil Wayne’s latest album, I Am Not A Human Being II dropped a couple of days ago. Let start by saying that if you are a fan of Lil Wayne, a fan of this album, know Lil Wayne personally, or even just so happen to be Lil Wayne, do not read on any further. Your feelings will get hurt. Now that we got that out of the way, let me get this off my chest........

What’s up Daily-Beat Readers! Allow me to introduce myself: My name is “The Bigg Dogg” Max Dartey. I'm a big […]